Mopar 68210081AA Pan-Engine Oil

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After that, drain the engine oil. If equipped, remove the skid plate. Remove the transmission oil cooler lines. Remove the front crossmember.

Finally, tighten the fasteners in a specified pattern, and complete the remaining steps in reverse order, adding the appropriate oil type and quantity, a new oil filter, and checking for leaks upon starting the engine before returning the vehicle to service.

Place the pick-up tube and oil pan gasket/windage tray in the oil pan and position the oil pan on the engine. Always use a new O-ring on the pick-up tube and tighten the pick-up tube-to-oil pump bolt first. Tighten the oil pump pick-up tube bolt to the specified torque. After the oil pan bolts are started, tighten them in several steps in a criss-cross pattern starting from the center and working out to the ends. Tighten them to the specified torque.

Finally, tighten the fasteners in a specified pattern, and complete the remaining steps in reverse order, adding the appropriate oil type and quantity, a new oil filter, and checking for leaks upon starting the engine before returning the vehicle to service.

Clean the interior of the oil pan with rags and solvent and clean the oil suction tube. Also clean the pan mounting surface of the block of any sealant, gasket material or oil. On the engine, apply a small bead of RTV sealant to the block and front cover joints, and the block and the rear seal retainer joints. Attach a new gasket to the oil suction tube mounting flange and place the suction tube into the pan, with the mounting flange at the front.

To remove the upper oil pan, follow these steps: remove the power steering gear and dipstick tube bracket mounting bolt, carefully pull out the dipstick tube, and remove the lower oil pan. Also, disconnect the coolant tube-to-upper pan fastener and move the tube back. In the case of a 4WD model, separate the front differential from the engine mounts, connect an engine hoist to the engine, and raise it to access the oil pan bolts. Remove the four lower oil pan-to-transmission mounting bolts, the torque converter access plate, and the rubber plugs below it. Additionally, remove two rubber plugs and two upper pan-to-rear main seal housing bolts (M6 size). Afterward, you can remove the nineteen upper oil pan bolts (M6 size) around the perimeter of the pan, carefully separating the oil pan from the engine block.

After removing the oil pans, it's essential to clean both the pans and mating surfaces. Apply RTV sealant to the upper pan's sealing surface. Install the upper pan and bolts, tightening them finger-tight. Then, tighten the pan-to-transmission bolts and the remaining bolts in a circular pattern from the middle outwards to the torque.

Raise the vehicle and support it securely on jackstands. Remove the oil dipstick. For 2WD models, remove the fan and fan shroud. Remove the starter. Remove the transmission. Remove the flywheel housing and the driveplate. Remove the steering gear mounting bolts and lower the steering gear. For 4WD models, unbolt the radiator shroud but don't remove it.